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Optional Dining Accounts
The Optional Dining
Account is similar to the Declining Balance Meal Plan in
that it is accepted as payment in all campus dining facilities and convenience
stores and saves its users the 8.25 % sales tax. This account is open to
students, faculty and staff on campus. Customers using the
Optional Dining Account at the
concession counters during University sporting events are given a discount on
their purchases. The Optional Dining Account
can even be used to purchase catering services.
The balance on the
Optional Dining Account carries over indefinitely. If the
account is inactive for more than six months, a monthly accounting fee will be
charged until the balance is erased.
You may add to the
Optional Dining Account in 4 ways:
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Visit the Dining Services/ID Card Office located in Cone
University Center to make a cash, check or credit card deposit.
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Visit the 49er Card, Meal Plans and Insurance
Office in the Auxiliary Services building located just behind the Bookstore to make a cash, check or credit card
deposit.
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Download and mail the
deposit form with a check or credit card
information.
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Use the
49er
Card Online website.
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Charlotte 300, 500
Please note: There is no service fee for paying
with a credit card.
NOTE: ODA may not be used for
vending machines, Cone Candy Counter, Game Room in the SAC, Bookstore, copiers,
printers, or laundry purchases. You need a 49er Account for these purchases.
MEMBER SELECTIONS
Optional Dining Account Memberships
An Optional Dining Account Membership is a debit
account for food selections that can be used at Prospector Café, Chick-fil-A,
SAC Building, SAC Concessions, Mainstreet Market, Ritazza Café at Atkins and
Fretwell, RDH Outtakes Convenience Store, Resident Dining Hall, Crossroads Café,
and Crossroads Outtakes Convenience Store. An account can be opened at anytime
during the year and is available to all students. And here's the good news,
unlike traditional meal plans, the Optional Dining Account stays with you as
long as you area student at UNC Charlotte. Even better... you save up to 8.5% in
sales tax at the register with your dining purchases as a member. Deposits in
any account can be made. There is no
minimum deposit required to open the Optional Dining Account Membership.
Membership Packages
To reward those of you who sign-up for our best
value, we're offering "The Charlotte 500" and
"The Charlotte 300" membership packages!
The Charlotte 500:
With a membership to the Charlotte 500, you will
receive $25 in FREE 49er Account funds.
$500 per plan
The Charlotte 300:
With a membership to the Charlotte 300, you will
receive $15 in FREE 49er Account funds.
$300 per plan
ONLINE ADDITION OF 300/500.
Mailable Forms
 CLICK
HERE to get the 49er Account Credit Card Charge.
CLICK
HERE to get the Optional Dining Account Charge.
CLICK
HERE to sign up for the Charlotte 300 or Charlotte 500 Optional Dining Account
Convenience :
Accepted at 13 locations on campus, plus game
concessions.
No fumbling for cash and no waiting for change.
On-line deposit of funds.
Security:
Funds remain available for use semester to
semester and year to year.
On-line suspension of a lost or stolen card to
prevent unauthorized use.
4 Ways to Make Deposit
Online:
At our secure On-line Card Office, available 24
hours a day.
At the Meal Plans or Dining
Services Offices:
During our business hours *8.00 am to 5.00 pm) by using the cash,
check, or credit card.
By Mail:
Meal Plans Office/ 148 Auxiliary Services Bldg.
9201 University city Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223
Disclosure Terms &
Conditions for Optional Dining Accounts
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The Optional Dining Account is
a non-required account of pre‑deposited funds accessed by the
cardholder for the sole use of food purchases in the Dining Services locations
and it is placed on the 49er ID Card. Optional Dining Accounts qualify as a
Meal Plan under the North Carolina Department of Revenue’s definition of a
meal plan. Therefore, all food purchases made on the Optional Dining Account
are not taxed at the current prepared food tax rate. This account should not
be confused with the 49er Account, provide by the University's 49er Card
Office.
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Optional Dining Accounts are
activated by the ID/ Dining Services Office, from their office located in the
Cone University Center or the Meal Plans, 49er Card & Insurance Office located
in the Auxiliary Services Building. Optional Dining Accounts will be
activated automatically upon receipt of the initial minimum deposit of $l.00
(no maximum limit) by cash, check or credit card.
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Deposits may be made at the On Line Card Office website, as well as the 49er
card office located in the Auxiliary Services Building and at the ID Office
located in the Cone Center.
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If the Cardholder's deposit check is
returned for non-payment, a $25.00 charge will be assessed on the Cardholder's
account and the account will be automatically suspended. The account will not
be reactivated until NSF check is reconciled and all appropriate bank NSF fees
have been reimbursed to the Meal Plans, 49er Card & Insurance Office.
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There
is no daily limit on the number of purchases that may be made and debited to
the account provided funds are available. The Cardholder understands and
agrees the 49er Card is currently not a credit card, nor can it be used to
obtain cash or cash advances from the account under any circumstances.
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Balances
of account may be obtained at any Dining Services point-of-sale location.
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Account
inactivity - Optional Dining Accounts that are inactive for a period of
six (6) months will be charged a $1.00 per month inactive fee for each
inactive month thereafter..
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Upon
official withdrawal/graduation or termination of employment from the
University, the Cardholder may request his/her account be closed. There will
be $5.00 processing fee withheld from all refunds. The request must be made
in writing or in person to the Meal Plans, 49er Card & Insurance Office. All
debts on the Cardholder's account with the Student Accounts Office must be
satisfied prior to a check being processed for a refund. Any negative
Optional Dining Account balances will be charged to the Cardholder's Student
Account, or billed directly to the Cardholder.
Closing Accounts, Refunds, Returns
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Upon official withdrawal/graduation
from the institution, the cardholder may request his/her account be closed.
There is a $5.00 processing fee. Refunds greater than $5.00 will be refunded.
The request must be in writing to the 49er Card Office. Refunds on closed
account will be made at the full value of the unused balance, except on
balances less than $5.00. Refund checks will be mailed to the last known
address within two (2) weeks of the closing request. All debts on the
cardholder’s Financial Aid account must be satisfied prior to a check being
processed for a refund. Any negative 49er Card account balances will be
charged to the cardholders Financial Aid account, or billed directly to the
cardholder.
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Inactive
accounts (accounts without a transaction over six (6) months) will be charged
a $1.00 inactivity fee.
Documentation
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If the point‑of‑sale terminal is
equipped to provide a receipt, you will receive a receipt at the time of
purchase. It is the cardholder’s responsibility to ensure the receipt is
correct. Always get a receipt!
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Activity
statements can be generated upon request of the cardholder at the 49er Card
Office.
Disclosure of Accounting Information to Third Parties
UNC Charlotte will disclose information to third
parties about your account only:
Effective Date of Agreement
These terms and conditions are effective
immediately and remain until notification is given. UNC Charlotte shall mail or
deliver a written notice at least twenty‑one (21) days before effective date, of
any change in a term or condition if the change would cause increased fees or
charges; or increase liability for the cardholder. Prior notice need not be
given where immediate change in a term and/or condition is necessary to maintain
or restore the security of the system or account.
Anyone requiring this document in an alternative
format please contact the 49er Card Administrator, at
(704) 687-2138
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